No Duncan tonight at Houston

Express-News beat writer Jeff McDonald reports from Houston that Tim Duncan will not be in the starting lineup for the Spurs’ game tonight against the Rockets.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made the decision to rest Duncan after he played in last night’s home loss to Sacramento. He has occasionally rested the 35-year-old Duncan on the second game of back-to-backs for the last several seasons.

“(Duncan) probably ought not to play four games in five nights if I want to have him at the end of the year,” Popovich told McDonald.